Lagopus - Wikipedia
Lagopus is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily commonly known as ptarmigans (/ ˈtɑːrmɪɡənz /). The genus contains four living species with numerous described subspecies, all living in tundra or cold upland areas.
Willow ptarmigan - Wikipedia
The willow ptarmigan (/ ˈtɑːrmɪɡən / TAR-mi-gun); Lagopus lagopus) is a bird in the grouse subfamily Tetraoninae of the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is also known as the willow grouse.
Willow Ptarmigan - American Bird Conservancy
The Willow Ptarmigan's scientific name, Lagopus lagopus, literally means “rabbit” or “hare foot,” and refers to the almost mammalian appearance of this bird's fully feathered feet.
Willow Ptarmigan - eBird
Plump, chickenlike bird of far northern climes; an adaptable species, residing in open tundra, forest clearings and edges, bogs, moorlands, and willow stands, sometimes even straying into farmland. Plumage changes dramatically throughout the year. In winter, both sexes are pure white with black outer tail feathers.
ADW: Lagopus lagopus: INFORMATION
Lagopus lagopus, commonly known as willow ptarmigan, is found within North America in northern Alaska, Victoria Island, Melville Island, Banks Island, Boothia Peninsula, Southampton Island, Baffin Island, South-Eastern Alaska, central British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, central Ontario and Quebec and Newfoundland. They are also ...
Willow Ptarmigan - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ...
The Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) is a medium ground-dwelling bird of the arctic tundra. It is the state bird of Alaska. It breeds in birch and other forests and moorlands and has several behavioral and physiological adaptations that help it survive the long Arctic winter.
Ptarmigan | Arctic, Ground-Dwelling, Game Bird | Britannica
Ptarmigan, any of three or four species of partridgelike grouse of cold regions, belonging to the genus Lagopus of the grouse family, Tetraonidae. They undergo seasonal changes of plumage, from white against winter snowfields to gray or brown, with …